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US 12,351,088 B2Granted
Rear seating for utility vehicle
AssigneePolaris Industries Inc.
InventorsBoris Rubanovich, Aaron D. Deckard
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Abstract
A vehicle includes a frame and a plurality of seats supported by the frame including at least one front seat and at least one rear seat. The at least one rear seat includes a seat back and a seat base, the seat back and the seat base being moveable between a lowered position and a raised position. The raised position is defined by the seat back and the seat base of the at least one rear seat being positioned at a first vertical height. The lowered position is defined by the seat back and the seat base of the at least one rear seat being positioned longitudinally rearward of the at last one front seat and at a second vertical height, the first vertical height being greater than the second vertical height.
Claims21
A vehicle, comprising:
- a frame including a rollover protective structure;
- a plurality of seats supported by the frame and comprising at least one front seat and at least one rear seat assembly, the at least one rear seat assembly comprising:
- a frame member pivotably coupled to the rollover protective structure at a first end, the frame member supporting a seat back and a seat base, wherein the rear seat assembly is transitionable between a lowered position and a raised position;
- wherein the raised position is defined by the frame member being pivoted upward relative to the protective structure, with the seat back collapsed against the seat base in proximity to a top of the rollover protective structure, and
- wherein the lowered position is defined by the frame member being pivoted downward relative to the protective structure, with the seat base and seat back positioned to receive an occupant, and
- wherein the rear seat assembly further comprises a raised attachment assembly connection member positioned in proximity to a second end of the frame member, the raised attachment assembly connection member configured to secure the rear seat assembly to the rollover protective structure in the raised position.
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A vehicle, comprising:
- a frame;
- a plurality of ground-engaging members supporting the frame;
- a body assembly supported by the frame;
- a plurality of seats including at least one front seat and at least one rear seat,
- a frame assembly supporting at least the at least one rear seat, the frame assembly and the at least one rear seat being moveable from a first position to a second position;
- and
- a cargo assembly defining a plurality of upstanding walls and a base, the cargo assembly configured to move between a condensed position and an expanded position, wherein movement of the cargo assembly is independent of movement of the at least one rear seat,
- wherein, in the first position, the frame assembly is positioned at a vertical height greater than a vertical height of the at least one front seat and the frame assembly is coupled to the frame of the vehicle at a first coupling position, and
- wherein, in the second position, the frame assembly is positioned at least partially longitudinally rearward of the at least one front seat and the frame assembly is coupled to the frame at a second coupling position, the second coupling position being spaced from the first coupling position;
- wherein, in the first position, the frame assembly is reversibly coupled to the frame of the vehicle with a coupler positioned on a laterally extending frame member of the frame, the coupler positioned at a vertical height greater than the vertical height of the at least one front seat, and wherein the frame assembly is coupled to the frame of the vehicle through a seatbelt attachment assembly.
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A vehicle, comprising:
- a frame supporting an operator area having a plurality of seats including at least one rear seat and at least one front seat, the at least one rear seat being moveable from a raised position to a lowered position,
- a plurality of ground engaging members supported by the frame,
- a body assembly comprising a plurality of body panels supporting the frame,
- a cargo assembly supported by the frame and comprising at least two upwardly extending side panels, and a base, and a moveable panel extending upwardly from the base,
- wherein the moveable panel is moveable from a first position to a second position such that when in a first position, a longitudinal length of the cargo assembly is increased, and when in the second position, the longitudinal length of the cargo assembly is decreased relative to in the first position, and
- wherein, when the rear seat is in the raised position, the moveable panel is operable to move between the first position and the second position, and when the rear seat is in the lowered position, the moveable panel is in the second position
- wherein in the first position, the moveable panel is engaged with a first slot and wherein in the second position, the movable panel is engaged with a second slot, wherein the second slot is positioned closer to a longitudinal center of base than the first slot.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.